To establish a joint commission on North Korea, and for other purposes.

Preventing North Korea from proliferating illegal nuclear weapons and related material is a top priority for the United States and regional partners, including Japan, China, and South Korea.

Presidential transitions in Washington, DC, and Seoul, South Korea, create opportunities for instability that North Korea could exploit for additional provocations.

North Korea is already violating the letter and spirit of numerous United Nations Security Council resolutions.

North Korea allegedly test-fired a ballistic missile on February 11, 2017.

Strengthening high-level dialogue about North Korean nuclear proliferation between the United States, regional partners, and the United Nations would bring necessary attention to the issue, which has languished over successive Republican and Democratic Administrations.

The United States would benefit from a comprehensive strategy, jointly implemented with its regional partners, including China, to prevent North Korea from becoming armed with nuclear weapons and strengthen the shared goal of achieving a denuclearized Korean Peninsula.

In addition to supporting the work of the United Nations Panel of Experts on North Korea, the United States and its partners would benefit from a senior-level dialogue to coordinate sanctions enforcement, to detect North Korea proliferation activities, and to prepare contingency responses in the event of North Korean nuclear or conventional provocations.

The United States, along with its allies and partners, have highly capable military and nuclear experts who can refine plans to respond to a North Korea capability development that endangers the United States homeland and could recommend defensive measures to address vulnerabilities.

The trilateral relationship between the United States, Japan, and South Korea has served as an important node for sharing information about the North Korean threat and the trilateral relationship should be expanded to serve as a focal point for regional cooperation regarding North Korea.

Generally, it is in the interest of the United States to remain the security partner of choice for allies and partners in the Indo-Asia Pacific region and to strengthen norms based on the liberal international order that has undergirded peace and stability in the region since the end of World War II.

Supporting professional dialogues, including by convening or sponsoring travel to meetings with nongovernmental experts, to—

Coordinating sub-cabinet-level political discussions on contingency responses to North Korean violations of United Nations Security Council resolutions.

Facilitating technical discussions among the Departments of State, Defense, Energy, and the Treasury and the Intelligence Community and their counterparts in countries in the Indo-Asia Pacific region on technical aspects of North Korea’s nuclear program and accompanying United States sanctions.

Coordinating the sharing of information among the intelligence services of the countries participating in the Commission, to the extent practicable, to identify immediate threats and inform the security services of such countries.

Creating guidelines for the coordination of multilateral direct action against shared threats.

to continue to maintain robust and multifaceted diplomatic engagement in the Indo-Asia Pacific region, to include the promotion of United States values and United States economic interests alongside a strong United States military posture; and

that the tools of diplomacy and development, along with defense as critical tools of national power, should be used to enhance the national security of the United States, promote United States interests reassure United States allies, deter aggression, and respond swiftly to crises.